Else , adv. & conj. 1.
Besides; except that mentioned; in addition; as, nowhere else; no one else.
2. Otherwise; in the other, or
the contrary, case; if the
facts were different.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it.
Ps. li.
16. &fist; After
‘or', else is sometimes used expletively, as simply noting an alternative. "Will you give thanks, . . . or else shall I?" Shak.
Else (?), a. & pron.
[OE. & AS. elles otherwise, gen. sing. of an adj.
signifying other; akin
to OHG. elles otherwise, OSw. äljes, Sw.
eljest, Goth. aljis, adj., other, L. alius, Gr. &?;. Cf.
Alias, Alien.]
Other; one or something beside; as, Who else is coming? What else shall I give? Do you expect anything else?
"Bastards and else."
Shak.
&fist; This
word always follows its noun. It is usual to give the possessive form to else rather than to the substantive; as, somebody else's; no one
else's. "A boy who is fond of somebody else's pencil case." G. Eliot. "A suit of clothes like everybody else's." Thackeray.
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